Welcome to our final week of regular swim season!   Champs is just around the corner.  Please review the following information very carefully.  This email may be longer than usual so bear with me! :)  

• Pataskala meet on 7/10 (Tuesday) - kids will do up to 3 individual events & only A relays.

• No lights at their pool, so we need to be done by sundown.

• Champs RSVP is OPEN! Deadline to declare your swimmer(s) is Wednesday, July 11.
• Champs Volunteers Needed - Sign up on our website NOW!
  • 7/19 & 7/20:Thu & Fri - Need Official(s) - already lined up
  • Friday, 7/20
    • Need 6 Bullpen Workers (3 for Boys Session; 3 for Girls Session) (Pickerington Tiger Sharks & Granville Stingrays are in charge of the bullpen. Granville will also be providing 3 workers to cover the entire day.)
• More Champs Info for Swimmers & Families Coming Soon!

(Most up-to-date information will be on our Events Page - Champs, July 19 & 20.)

• Awards & Pool Party Night on July 23
  • Please RSVP!
  • Please volunteer! We want to make the evening extra special for our kids!
• Missing a Tiger Shark silver swim cap? If so, Julie Larson found one under the starter's table at our meet yesterday.
•  HHF vs. PTS meet results are done and should be posted on our website.

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Monday, July 16 – Team Practice Schedule and Breakfast

• Monday, July 16 will kick-off our Championship Week with a team breakfast of pancakes. The swimmers will also make a “Good Luck” card for a fellow swimmer which will be placed in that swimmer’s champs goodie bag. 
• The schedule and details for Monday, July 16 are below. Please note the change of time for 10 & under swimmers:
  • 11 & Up Practice – 7:15 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. Breakfast – 8:15 a.m.
  • 10 & Under Practice – 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Breakfast – 9:00 a.m.

• This breakfast is special in that pancakes are served! We will be serving breakfast in two shifts instead of trying to feed the entire team at once. We have volunteer opportunities for parents to get involved.

• Food preparation of fruit items have been posted on the team website. See July 14 on the team schedule to sign-up. The food will be provided, you just need to pick it up at the pool on Saturday, July 14 at 12 noon in the lower parking lot near the gate.

• Volunteers to help with breakfast set-up, serving and clean-up at the pool on July 16 have been posted on the team web site. See July 16 – Practice and Team Breakfast to sign-up.

• This will be the third year we have cooked pancakes and served hot food at the pool during practice. Previously, we have used two large griddles and a large electric skillet to prepare the hot breakfast items. However, we are limited by the electrical power at the pool. If there are any cooks willing to assist with the hot food prep or have catering/serving equipment to assist with keeping the food hot, please contact Brenda Murray ([email protected]) by Wednesday, July 11 – Thank you!

Wednesday, July 18 – Championship Goodie Bags

• On Wednesday, July 18, we need volunteers to help with the assembly of the “Championship Goodie Bags” the team provides each swimmer. The bags will be assembled at the pool during the 11 & Up practice time. See the team website and look for Championship Goodie Bags on July 18 to sign-up to help. 

Miscellaneous:

• Please make sure to pick up any pictures you ordered from the picture day!  They are at the pool at each practice next to the ribbon bins.  We also have some spirit buttons.
• We still have some swimmers wearing old caps.  PLEASE, if your swimmer is going to wear a cap at Champs, make certain it is one of the new silver caps!  They are only $5 each! We are purposely not making any money on these caps because we want ALL swimmers (who wear caps) to wear one!
• If you still have not picked up your spirit wear, it will be at the pool during practice sessions. 
• We have a few extra "30th Season" team tees left in children's sizes.  These are $15 each. They will be at practices each day as well. 

We are in the final lap or our 1650. :)   Hang in there; we'll make it!  Have a great week and See you Tuesday at Pataskala!

Sheri